National Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Dr. A.R. Sharma
FELLOW, ELECTED 2004

Born in Himachal Pradesh, India on 13 April 1960, Educated at Government Higher Secondary School, Galore, Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh, 1966-77; CSK HP Krishi Vishva Vidyalaya, Palampur 1977-81; Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 1981-83; Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 1983-87; B.Sc. 1981; M.Sc. 1983; Ph.D. 1988.

Scientist, Central Rice Research Institute, Cuttack 1987-96; Agronomist, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 1996-98; Senior Scientist, ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Dehradun, 1998-2001; Principal Scientist, 2001-09; Professor & Head, Division of Agronomy, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 2010-12; Director, ICAR-Directorate of Weed Research, Jabalpur, 2012-17; Principal Scientist / Nodal Officer, Division of Agronomy, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi / Jharkhand, 2017-18; Director Research, Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, 2018-2023.

Awards/Honours: ICAR Jawaharlal Nehru Award, 1989; FAI Dhiru Morarji Memorial Awards, 1989-90, 1993-94, 2000-2001; KRIBHCO Award, 1991; ISCA Pran Vohra Award, 1994-95; CRRI Best Worker Award, 1993; IARI Hooker Award, 1998-99; PAU Alumni Association Award of Honour, 2012; Gold Medal, Indian Society of Agronomy, 2013; IISWC K.G. Tejwani Memorial Lecture Award, 2021.

Secretary, Indian Society of Agronomy, 2007-08; Secretary, Indian Society of Weed Science, 2013-14; Associate Editor-in-Chief, Indian Journal of Agronomy, 2013-14; Associate Editor, Agricultural Research, since 2016; Member University Court, IGNTU, Amarkanatak, 2014-16; Member, Board of Management, JNKVV, 2015-17, NDAVSU, Jabalpur, 2015-16, RLBCAU, 2019-22; Member, Research Advisory Group, TFRI, Jabalpur, 2014-2016; Member, Technical Advisory Committee, ISI, Kolkata, 2015-23; Member, Academic Council, CSKHPKVV, Palampur, 2020-23, RLBCAU, Jhansi, 2018-23.

Fellow: Indian Association of Soil and Water Conservationists; Indian Society of Agronomy

Research Areas: Nutrient management, conservation agriculture, weed management

Address:, U.P.; Flat No. B-905, Dhauladhar Apartments, Sector 5, Plot No. 15, Dwarka, New Delhi 110075; Village Guryah, Post-Office Galore, District Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh 177026; [Tel: Cell: 9425807290; Email: sharma.ar@rediffmail.com]